place=The crossing at [[Sarn Athrad]], and the slopes of the [[Blue Mountains]]|

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| place=The crossing at [[Sarn Athrad]], and the slopes of the [[Blue Mountains]]

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result=Complete destruction of the Dwarven host|

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| result=Complete destruction of the Dwarven host

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side1=Elves|

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| side1=Elves, Ents

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side2=Dwarves|

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| side2=Dwarves

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commanders1=*[[Beren|Beren Erchamion]]|

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| commanders1=*[[Beren|Beren Erchamion]]

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commanders2=Lord of the Naugrim|

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| commanders2=King [[Naugladur]]†

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forces1=Unknown, Est. several thousand [[Wood-elves]], and several hundred [[Ents]]|

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| forces1=Unknown, Est. several thousand [[Green-elves]], and several hundred [[Ents]]

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forces2=Unknown, Est. 10-15,000 Dwarves from [[Nogrod]]|

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| forces2=Unknown, Est. 10-20,000 Dwarves from [[Nogrod]]

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casual1=

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| casual1= light, several hundred

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light, several hundred|

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| casual2= obliterated, none survived

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casual2=

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obliterated, none survived|

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}}

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The '''Battle of Sarn Athrad''' took place at [[Sarn Athrad]], the ford of the river [[Gelion]].

The '''Battle of Sarn Athrad''' took place at [[Sarn Athrad]], the ford of the river [[Gelion]].

==History==

==History==

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The [[Dwarves]] were returning from the [[sack of Doriath]], and were weighted down with the spoils of [[Menegroth]]. At this ford [[Beren|Beren Erchamion]] ambushed them with his son [[Dior Eluchíl|Dior]] and the [[Laiquendi]] of [[Ossiriand]]. Beren slew the Lord of the Naugrim

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The [[Dwarves]] were returning from the [[Battle of the Thousand Caves]], and were weighted down with the spoils of [[Menegroth]]. At this ford [[Beren|Beren Erchamion]] ambushed them with his son [[Dior]] and the [[Green-elves|Laiquendi]] of [[Ossiriand]]. Beren slew the Lord of the Naugrim

Many of the Dwarves were killed, and those who were not fled right into the hands of the [[Ents]], who drove them in turn into the forest, from which none escaped.

Many of the Dwarves were killed, and those who were not fled right into the hands of the [[Ents]], who drove them in turn into the forest, from which none escaped.

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